WHY: "Because every researcher and every project has unique data analysis needs, Pathway Studio is flexible in how it you can use it in your work. It supports all common laboratory data formats for proteomics, metabolomics and expression data, including NGS expression (RNA-Seq) as well as NGS variant (VCF) data. So whether you need to run a simple database query to better understand the biology of a specific gene or protein interaction, identify a potential drug target or biomarker, or build a complex disease model, you can easily access the information you need precisely when you need it."